Competitive Process

The AESO recently ran a competition mandated by the Alberta government to select a company to build, finance, own and operate a new transmission line between the Wabamun area west of Edmonton and the Fort McMurray area.

Throughout 2014, five companies participated in the process. In December 2014, Alberta PowerLine Limited Partnership—a partnership between Alberta-based Canadian Utilities Limited (an ATCO company) and U.S.-based Quanta Capital Solutions, Inc.—was awarded the contract for the Fort McMurray West 500-kilovolt Transmission Project.

Before construction can begin, the project will require full regulatory approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission.

To read more about the history of the competition and why the project is needed, view the newsletters below.

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We’re the AESO, the Alberta Electric System Operator. Our job is to plan and operate the provincial transmission system so that all Albertans can count on safe, reliable electricity to power our homes, businesses, industry and farms – now and in the future.